Heavy Equipment Mechanic App for Field Repairs
Log time, parts, photos and notes against a work order from your phone, at the machine. Record a repair in a quarry with no signal and it saves to the phone, then syncs when you are back in coverage.
Maintenance management
Every repair in one place. From assignment to service record.
See the Work Orders Your Manager Assigns
The mechanic work order app keeps the WOs your shop manager assigns to you in one queue. Each WO shows priority, equipment details, and operator notes. Push alerts flag new work.
Your queue: See every work order your manager assigns to you in one list
Work order details: View equipment, priority, status, shop, and operator notes before you start
Priority: See high, medium, and low priority work in your queue
Operator report: Read the operator's issue and notes for each work order
Repair status: Start the repair and track its current stage from one screen
Log Repairs with Photos and Notes
Capture what you found, what you fixed, and what parts you used, all on your phone. Attach photos of worn components, add diagnosis notes, and close the WO when the job is done.
Findings: Log what you found in the WO
Repair: Log what you fixed and the parts you used
Photo notes: photograph the worn or damaged part and Clue drafts the repair description from the image. You check it before it saves.
Time and closeout: Log your time in the WO. Close it after you finish the job
Complete Digital Inspections
Run pre-shift and post-shift inspection checklists on mobile. Mark pass/fail, add photos for flagged items, and submit. The results go straight to the equipment manager.
Inspection checks: Mark each item as pass or fail from your phone
Flagged photos: Attach photos to flagged items for the equipment manager
Meter reading: Log equipment hours with the same inspection record
Repair link: Open the linked work order or export the PDF report
Parts Lookup and Usage Tracking
Look up parts, check shop stock, and request several parts from the WO on your phone. Clue applies the latest unit cost when you use a part. Each cost stays with the work order.
Parts request: Select several parts and add them to the work order
Stock location: See where each part is stored and what is on hand
Part source: See whether a part comes from inventory or a vendor
Order status: Follow each part from requested to ordered to received
Repair cost: Keep part quantities and costs tied to the work order
Check the Machine's History First
Before starting, look at what has been done to this machine. Each past work order shows the repair, the date, the parts and the cost. A fault appearing for the third time in six months is a different problem from one appearing for the first time, and the history is how you tell them apart.
Repair history: Review past work orders for the machine before starting
Work source: See whether service began from maintenance, a fault, or an inspection
Repair timeline: Track each work order from creation through completion
Audit trail: View the mechanic, labor, parts, and time stamps for each update
Field Work That Saves Offline
For equipment loaded on the phone, mechanics can run inspections, add notes and photos, file breakdown reports, update equipment hours, and clock in or out. The app saves this work and sends it when the phone has signal.
Inspections: Save drafts with notes and photos for equipment loaded on the phone
Breakdown reports: File reports in the field
Equipment hours: Save hour updates on the phone
Shift time: Clock in and out. The app sends saved work when the phone has signal
Built for every role
Solutions for every team.
Field, shop, and office teams use the same system. Equipment managers, fleet managers, operations leaders, CFOs, and executives see equipment details for their work.
Equipment Manager
“It's a single pane of glass where you see everything across your fleet, from the field to the phone to the computer.”
Abe Sharaf
Equipment Manager, Pulice Construction
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Fleet Manager
“Imagine receiving 2,000 spreadsheets that needed to be approved individually in an email. There were entire teams dedicated to that. Now the system is fully automated, completely automated from beginning to end.”
Julio Lopez
Fleet Manager, Fort McKay Group
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CFO
“You went from doing two services a day to six services a day. That right there is priceless to me.”
Darrin Sheriff
Director of Maintenance & Purchasing, Palmetto Corp
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VP of Operations
“The big thing with Clue is that we're able to bridge the gap between our field, our operators in our shop, and other departments. Everybody's bought into Clue now.”
Eric Sellman
COO, Brent Scarbrough & Co
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Executive
“We had 20 different logins between all our different softwares and web platforms. Now all that information pulls into one spot and we're able to see it in a single place.”
John Igel
CEO, George Igel Co.
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Operations Manager
“The operator's in control of his own destiny. That was a huge reason why not only did I buy into it, but I'm also investing into it for the future.”
Ben Benoit
Operations Manager, Onshore Companies
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Through the repair day
Why Mechanics Use Clue
Your whole workday in one app. Clear tasks. Fast updates. One place for the details.
Every Repair in One Place
Log each repair from your phone. Use the same ticket from start to finish.
Clear Priorities
Your work order queue shows the priority the shop manager set. If the site changes the order, confirm before you switch.
Photo Documentation
Back yourself and the shop with photo evidence on every repair: before, during, and after.
Fast Parts Lookup
Find parts numbers, check inventory, and log usage right from the job.
Works Offline, With Limits
Inspections, breakdown reports, hours and clock-in save on the phone with no signal, then sync. Work orders, parts and vendor orders need a connection.
Full Equipment Context
Review past work orders, parts, and costs before you start the repair.
Equipment Data Stays With Every Repair
Clue offers 80+ integrations across OEM telematics, fault codes, GPS trackers, ERP and accounting systems, and parts vendors. Mechanics see equipment history, parts, labor, and costs on the work order.
From the people who use it every day
What contractors say
“The biggest difference has been the user friendliness.”
William A. Hazel
“The big thing with Clue is that we’re able to bridge the gap between our field, our operators in our shop, and other departments.”
Brent Scarbrough & Company
“There were entire teams dedicated to approving spreadsheets one by one.”
Fort McKay First Nation
“It exposes dead cost or overhead that maybe we don’t know about because it gets lost in those three different systems.”
Moss Utilities
“Clue’s real-time data capability has completely changed the way we manage our assets.”
Darrin Sheriff, Director of Maintenance and Purchasing
“It was probably taking the better part of a day to combine all the data from the telematics.”
Derek Wolfe, Equipment Manager, George Igel Co.
“Clue allows us to effectively control our operations: financially, effectively and safely.”
Joseph Yammine, Project Manager, Graham
“QR codes have been a game changer for us with regards to operator inspections.”
Ben Benoit, Operations Manager
“It’s a single pane of glass where you see everything across your fleet, from the field to the phone to the computer.”
Abe Sharaf, Corporate Equipment Engineer
“Our field guys were tired of having a new product, a new something to learn each time.”
Rob Judge, Sr. Procurement & Program Manager
“Our equipment is in far better shape since we started using Clue, for sure.”
Jake Farley, Equipment Manager, Silver Star Construction
Work Orders in Clue: Repair History, Parts, and Labor Costs
Parts Management in Clue: Requests, Delivery Tracking & Inventory
Template Manager in Clue: Inspection Templates, AI Import & Shared Categories
Preventive Maintenance in Clue: Build a PM Plan, Automate Work Orders
Asset Directory in Clue: Saved Views, Bulk Edits & Meters
Common questions
Construction equipment mechanic app FAQ.
What can mechanics do in the Clue app?
Mechanics can view and complete work orders, log labor and parts, attach photos, run inspection checklists, access machine repair history, and submit completed jobs, all from iOS or Android.
Can mechanics request parts directly in Clue?
Mechanics can request several parts from the WO on their phone. They see stock and each part's storage location. They track each part from requested to ordered to received. The shop manager can approve each request.
Who assigns work orders to mechanics?
The shop manager or equipment manager assigns work orders. Mechanics see their queue in priority order. The shop manager sees each mechanic's workload on a drag-and-drop board and can reassign work.
Do operators submit repair requests through Clue too?
Yes. Operators use the same Clue app to submit breakdown reports and repair requests from the field. These flow into the shop's WO queue automatically.
Can mechanics save frequently used work orders for faster access?
Yes. Mechanics can mark work orders as favorites in the Clue app so the jobs they work on most often are always quick to find, cutting down time spent navigating the queue every shift.
Can mechanics log their hours directly inside a work order?
Mechanics log time inside the work order. The hours link to the WO. Labor cost follows those hours. Managers review and approve timecards before export.
Does the Clue app work without the internet on the job site?
Yes. The app saves inspections with notes and photos for equipment loaded on the phone, breakdown reports, equipment hour updates, and clock-ins or clock-outs. It sends this work when the phone has signal again. Work orders and parts logs update when the phone has signal.
Can Clue write a repair description from a photo?
Yes, as a draft. Photograph a worn part or damaged component and Clue reads the image and writes a description. You review and edit it before saving, so what reaches the shop is what you confirmed, not what the model guessed. Useful when your hands are dirty and typing a paragraph on a phone is the slowest part of the job.
What alerts mechanics to new work orders?
Push notifications alert mechanics to new work orders. The shop manager assigns or reassigns work on a drag-and-drop board. A counter at the top shows WOs that need a mechanic. The work order list shows each scheduled start and end date.
What happens when equipment sends fault codes?
Clue alerts fleet managers and mechanics when equipment reports a code. Each work order shows whether service began with maintenance, a fault, or an inspection. When a mechanic tries to dismiss a code with an open work order, Clue shows a warning.
Can mechanics order parts from a vendor inside the work order?
Yes, where Gearflow is set up for your account and your permissions allow it. Gearflow is a construction parts marketplace. The work order shows whether each part came off the shelf or from a vendor, and you can follow a part through requested, ordered and received without leaving the job. This needs a connection, so it is not available offline.
What happens when a mechanic pauses an inspection?
Clue saves the inspection as a draft. The mechanic can resume the draft at the same point after another task needs their time. The same draft keeps their place during a signal loss. When the mechanic returns, Clue opens the inspection at the same step.